HR 6285
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2020
Introduced: March 13, 2020
Introduced by:
Steube, W. Gregory
Republican
· Florida
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans' True Choice Act of 2020
This bill allows covered veterans to receive coverage under TRICARE Select, a health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Veterans covered by this bill include those with service-connected disabilities, former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor recipients, those discharged from service due to disability, and those entitled to disability compensation.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must reimburse DOD's costs of enrolling eligible veteran beneficiaries in the program.
A covered veteran may not concurrently receive medical care from DOD and the VA.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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